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OpenRouter pricing 2026 — pay-as-you-go 5.5% credit fee with $0.80 minimum per purchase; BYOK free up to $25,000/mo list-price inference then 5%; Enterprise free up to $200,000/mo; 300+ models, 80+ providers. Token rates pass through with no per-token markup.
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DeepSeek API pricing 2026 — V4 Flash $0.14 input / $0.28 output per 1M tokens (cheapest major LLM); V4 Pro $0.44/$0.87 (75% promo until May 31 2026); V3.2 $0.28/$0.42 with 128K context; R1 $0.55/$2.19 reasoning with separate CoT tokens. Cache 90% off input.
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Azure OpenAI vs AWS Bedrock vs Vertex AI pricing 2026: Foundry exclusive on OpenAI GPT-5 family + 1,700+ models + cached inputs ~90% off + PTU 30-50% off PAYG; Bedrock 100+ models no base fee; Vertex 200+ Gemini-exclusive + batch 50% off. Hidden costs add 10-20% across all.
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Gemini API pricing 2026 — 2.5 Pro $1.25/$10 per 1M tokens short context (≤200K), $2.50/$15 long context; 2.5 Flash $0.30/$2.50 with $0.03 cache reads; 3.1 Flash-Lite $0.25/$1.50 with $0.025 cache. Grounding Google Search $35/1K prompts past 1,500 RPD.
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Claude API pricing 2026 — Fable 5.1 $10 input / $50 output per 1M with $0.25 cache reads (97.5% off); Mythos 5.1 same; Sonnet 5 $2/$10 PERMANENT; Opus 5 $5/$25; Haiku 4.5 $1/$5. Batch 50% off; Bedrock/Vertex 10% regional uplift.
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OpenAI API pricing 2026 — GPT-6 Astra $10/$50 per 1M tokens standard short context; $20/$75 long context past 272K; cached input $1; batch $5/$25; GPT-5.6 Sol promotional $4/$20; GPT-5.6 Luna $0.20/$1.20.
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Reciprocity ZenGRC pricing 2026: flat-rate all-inclusive license with unlimited users, frameworks, and vendors. Start-Up $30,000/year (2 active users, 10 collaborators). Professional $30,000-$42,000/year (5 active, 20 collab). Enterprise $72,000+/year (5 active, 200 collab). Implementation $5,000-$25,000.
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Sprinto pricing 2026: AWS Marketplace Starter $7,500/yr (up to 100 EE) + $2,000 framework = $9,500/yr floor. Vendr median $15,000/yr, range $11,500-$19,300. Starter SOC2 up to 25 EE $8,500/yr, Professional SOC2 up to 200 EE $4,500/yr. Addition frameworks ~$2,000-$8,000 each.
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Thoropass pricing 2026: AWS Marketplace Platform subscription $8,700/year + SOC 2 audit subscription $5,800/year = $14,500 combined floor. Median $30,000/year from 11 verified purchases. Three plans: Compliance Platform, Platform + SOC 2 Audit, Enterprise.
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Hyperproof pricing 2026: Professional starts $12,000/year (1-2 frameworks, unlimited users). Business $25,000-$35,000/year (3 frameworks). Enterprise $50,000-$75,000/year (5+ frameworks) up to $90,000-$120,000+ for 10+ frameworks. Implementation $10,000-$30,000 mandatory.
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AuditBoard pricing 2026: $30,000-$150,000/year range. CrossComply Essentials from $32,831/year, SOXHUB Professional from $48,204/year, Enterprise custom. Median annual contract $46,000-$47,000. AuditBoard rebranded to Optro in March 2026; pricing conversations remain under AuditBoard name.
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Secureframe pricing 2026: AWS Marketplace Platform access $7,500 + First Framework $7,500 = $15,000/year (up to 100 employees). Vendr observed range $10,000-$50,000. Single-framework SOC 2 at under 100 employees commonly $12,000-$20,000/year.
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